Posts cover the costs of corruption of all kinds. Such costs include, but not limited to, those associated with and have negative impacts on the rule of law, public funds, and resources, education, healthcare, poverty, civil society, economic sustainability, foreign direct investment (FDI), interest rate, citizenship, and citizens trust in public institutions.
These posts also cover the negative consequences of corruption on the proper separation of powers (legislative, judicial, and executive), and tax collections.
October 27, 2019Injustice, lack of social justice, looting of funds, and sources of natural wealth are among the most critical manifestations of corruption in developing countries. The absence of accountability, rotten judiciary, and the lack of the rule of law make corrupt people persist in their corruption.There is no sustainable...
October 26, 2019Corruption usually occurs in the dark. Damages of corruption hit in each place of the community. The following are examples of such damages:Widespread povertyHigh unemployment rateshigh inflation rates or unstable local currencyLow collection rates of customs and taxesPoor public services such as education and healthcarePoor infrastructures such as...
October 25, 2019Technical staffAn authentic fight of corruption is one that always has, at least, the following components:Independent judiciary, and The rule of law, and Institutionalization of corruption preventionOtherwise, it would be a fake fight! It may be a form of corruption. A government that does not have an independent judiciary shall...
September 28, 2019These are selected fraud and corruption news published during September 2019. Click on the topic to read more. You will find more stories posted daily (except weekend) on our Facebook and Twitter. Ericsson Expects to Pay $1 Billion in U.S. Corruption ProbesThe war against corruption in Latin America...
September 24, 2019Technical StaffCitizens are the central pillar of an effective fight against corruption. They pay the corruption costs where the poor suffer the most. They also exist in all economic sectors where corruption occurs. Therefore, those charged with governance and decision makers are also citizens of their communities. If...
September 19, 2019Ildico Elia, CACM is the first Lebanese journalist who passed the CACM exam last March and became qualified as Certified Anti-Corruption Manager (CACM). Though she is not a singer, she recently performed and sang calling for the fight of corruption in Lebanon. Together we can change and stop...
August 9, 2019A nation citizens, especially the poor of developing countries, pay the most dearly for the cost of corruption. They do not know how the perpetrators commit frauds and corruption, though they see the results. They are also very suspicious of many of their government’s. Years of failed promises to...
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